teresa
A type of light lady's kerchief in the late eighteenth centuryA type of light lady's kerchief in the late eighteenth century.
» When she became a nun, she took the name Sister Teresa.
Meaning
1 senses(obsolete)A type of light lady's kerchief in the late eighteenth century.
- Indian nun and missionary in the Roman Catholic Church (born of Albanian parents in what is now Macedonia); dedicated to helping the poor in India (1910-1997)
Examples
28 sentencesWhen she became a nun, she took the name Sister Teresa.
Mother Teresa was a Catholic nun who lived and worked in Calcutta, India.
deMutter Teresa war eine katholische Nonne, die in Kalkutta in Indien lebte und arbeitete. — Jens_Odo
Mother Teresa began her work by looking around to see what was needed.
Teresa has got used to the noise of living in a city-centre flat.
Тереза звикла до гаміру життя у квартирі у центрі міста. — deniko
deTeresa hat sich an den Lärm, den eine Innenstadtwohnung mit sich bringt, gewöhnt. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Mother Teresa was given the Nobel prize.
Мати Тереза отримала Нобелівську премію. — anastasishko
ruМатери Терезе была присуждена Нобелевская премия. — marafon
deMutter Teresa erhielt den Nobelpreis. — Jens_Odo
Origin
Probably named after the Empress Maria Theresa (1717–1780).Probably named after the Empress Maria Theresa (1717–1780).
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Forms
plural: teresasSynonyms
4 synonyms- Indian nun and missionary in the Roman Catholic Church (born of Albanian parents in what is now Macedonia); dedicated to helping the poor in India (1910-1997):Mother TeresaTheresaMother TheresaAgnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu